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The first 100 days of a potential Labour government
Posted: 14/09/2023
Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, has given the party’s strongest indication yet as to the potential legislative landscape facing employers and unions if they get into power at the next general election. In a speech at the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), she gave a 'cast iron guarantee' that a Labour government......>>
EAT considers extent to which employer can restrict employee’s manifestation of religious beliefs
Posted: 21/06/2023
In the recent decision of Higgs v Farmor's School, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that employers cannot decide to discipline or dismiss an employee for manifesting a protected belief on the basis that someone else might be offended. Doing so risks discrimination unless an employer has also considered whether the action......>>
Strike action and actions short of a strike – what it means for universities and students
Posted: 12/06/2023
As universities and other higher education institutions will be aware, the Student Group Claim is already seeking compensation for students from leading universities for disruption to academic degrees caused by Covid-19. The marking and assessment boycott and strikes by university staff look like they will lead to further claims......>>
Holiday pay – a further blow for employers?
Posted: 07/06/2023
Workers’ rights in respect of holiday pay appear to have been further strengthened following a recent case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), Connor v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police. There has been much case law in recent years concerning how employers should calculate pay for holiday that has been taken......>>
Student complaints to higher education adjudicator reach record levels
Posted: 24/05/2023
When higher education students have exhausted their provider’s internal complaints process and are not satisfied with the outcome, they can submit complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA). Complaints within the OIA’s jurisdiction include academic appeals, disciplinary matters, and welfare......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper advises GS1 UK on the appointment of Syndigo to enhance its productDNA data management and sharing service
Posted: 15/05/2023
Penningtons Manches Cooper has advised GS1 UK on the appointment of Syndigo to enhance its productDNA data management and sharing service. GS1 standards have been powering progress for more than 40 years, transforming and simplifying increasingly complex supply chains, increasing business efficiencies, and even saving lives......>>
Changes to employment law: an update
Posted: 30/09/2022
In addition to the much-discussed abolition of the cap on bankers’ bonuses and the proposed changes to trade union laws, last week heralded two other potentially significant changes to employment law. The government has published the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill......>>
Updated guidance from the Charity Commission clarifies how charities should handle allegations of bullying and harassment
Posted: 21/09/2022
The Charity Commission has published an update clarifying the roles and responsibilities of trustees where there are allegations of bullying and harassment within a charity. At a basic level there is nothing new; the Commission reminds trustees that there is no place for bullying and harassment within, or by, charities......>>
Managing gender critical beliefs at work: lessons for employers from the recent Forstater and Mackereth cases
Posted: 13/07/2022
The Employment Tribunal gave its landmark judgment in Forstater v CGD Europe last week. Ms Forstater claimed that she had not been offered employment by the think-tank CGD Europe and also that her contract as a visiting fellow with them had not been renewed because of her gender critical beliefs......>>
Further Government guidance on the extension of furlough
Posted: 11/11/2020
The Government has published further guidance on the extension of the Job Retention Scheme or furlough. Although it previously outlined that furlough was to be extended for one month, the scheme will now run until 31 March 2021. There will be a review in January 2021 to decide whether employees will be required to make contributions...…>>
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